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Behind the Scenes: Iran Releases Photographer - Lens Blog - NYTimes.com](http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/behind-11/):

Majid Saeedi, an Iranian freelancer for Getty Images who was arrested a month ago — apparently for taking and transmitting news pictures — has been released from Evin prison on the outskirts of Tehran, Getty executives said Wednesday.